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WELCOME TO THE Weird Wide Web – where we take a look at some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.
From birth to bingo
Using more than 5,000 stock photos from Getty Images, copywriter Sophie Schoenburg and art director Marcus Kotlhar spent six months creating a video showing the spectrum of a human life – in just one minute.
We all want to strike down our enemies with the power of sight alone – and new eye-control software will allow you to do just that (in videogames, at least).
By tracking your eyes’ movements Senseye software figures out where you are looking on a mobile device. This allows for automatic screen activation, automatic scrolling and even “gaming with you eyes” – so you can aim at enemies just by looking at them.
The version used in the video below uses the “Eye Dock” – an add-on with an inexpensive camera and infrared LED.
The social network has been criticised this week for removing a photograph of two men kissing from a user account – seemingly as the image breached the website’s decency codes, which ban images of a “political, sexual or other sensitive” nature.
Facebook said the image, posted by Madrid-based LGBT group Visible Cultura LGBT, was removed due to a technical issue which it is now addressing.
The company has also come under fire recently for removing pictures of mothers nursing their babies on ‘decency’ grounds.
Saturday 28 December, 2024
Saturday 28 December, 2024
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Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities
WELCOME TO THE Weird Wide Web – where we take a look at some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.
From birth to bingo
Using more than 5,000 stock photos from Getty Images, copywriter Sophie Schoenburg and art director Marcus Kotlhar spent six months creating a video showing the spectrum of a human life – in just one minute.
Published by AlmapBBDO
Two iPhones walk into a bar…
Ever wanted to eavesdrop on a converstaion between John Malkovich and Siri, Apple’s intelligent personal assistant? Well you will anyway…
Published by Apple
Evil eye
We all want to strike down our enemies with the power of sight alone – and new eye-control software will allow you to do just that (in videogames, at least).
By tracking your eyes’ movements Senseye software figures out where you are looking on a mobile device. This allows for automatic screen activation, automatic scrolling and even “gaming with you eyes” – so you can aim at enemies just by looking at them.
The version used in the video below uses the “Eye Dock” – an add-on with an inexpensive camera and infrared LED.
Uploaded by SenseyeTech
Your beautiful universe
This video was created using the images taken by Cassini probe of the Saturnian system since 2004.
Published by nchazarra
Introducing Leap 3D motion
Introducing an entirely new way to interact with a computers: controlling in three dimensions with natural hand and finger movements.
The full impact may not be felt fully until you watch the video below.
Please note that Leap 3D motion it is – as yet – unreleased. So sit tight.
Published by leapmotion
Getting the Dragon by the tail
This week, SpaceX became the first private company to deliver cargo to the International Space Station after its unmanned Dragon capsule was ensnared by astronauts on board the ISS using a huge robotic arm.
Published by RussiaToday
Facebook under fire
The social network has been criticised this week for removing a photograph of two men kissing from a user account – seemingly as the image breached the website’s decency codes, which ban images of a “political, sexual or other sensitive” nature.
Facebook said the image, posted by Madrid-based LGBT group Visible Cultura LGBT, was removed due to a technical issue which it is now addressing.
The company has also come under fire recently for removing pictures of mothers nursing their babies on ‘decency’ grounds.
By Visible Cultura LGTB
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